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The dark world of bright crystals
Perhaps one day, management experts will wake up to the sorry state of affairs and the despicable conditions of those involved in crystal mining Business is fickle because, like the rising sun, an emerging success is always welcomed and the declining sun is ever-abjured. At the end of the day, there...
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The anatomy of student activism
24 December 2019 | Vinayshil Gautam -
Not just a simple slowdown
09 December 2019 | Vinayshil Gautam -
The disruptive power of disruption
25 November 2019 | Vinayshil Gautam -
Relating research to the country
11 November 2019 | Vinayshil Gautam -
Measurement of human evolution
29 October 2019 | Vinayshil Gautam -
Fight professional fatigue
14 October 2019 | Vinayshil Gautam -
Much ado, but not much done
30 September 2019 | Vinayshil Gautam
The gains of sustainability
It’s time to prepare for the future before the nature of raw materials and inputs changes so drastically that a new civilisational order is required There comes a time in management of knowledge when phrases become clichés and are repeated ad nauseam, without many pausing to think about their meaning...
Treat the cause, not the symptom
Mergers and recapitalisation of public sector banks are no guarantee of success but we don’t seem to learn from past experiences Any person dealing with conflict management issues would agree that treating the symptoms seldom cures the cause. The symptoms are often a manifestation of the context, the personalities at play...
An opportunity to reinvent
The proposed investors’ summit in J&K holds the potential to bring out the best of this State. However, Ladakh must not be left out At the time of writing these lines, news had just come that the Jammu & Kashmir administration will host a three-day global investors’ summit from October 12...
Why taking risks is essential
Risk management is a vantage point of perception, which has now become endemic. Almost nothing gets done without some reflection on the risks involved. Progressively, it is being remitted to the audit function. Yet, it is not bound by it. Concerted attempts are being made to widen and deepen its...
Nurture neglected businesses
The world of possibilities is so large that one institution cannot possibly plug the gap. We need to widen the ambit of R&D in a manner which is a win-win situation for all Forest wealth is one of the biggest assets for India. It needs application of principles, creativity and innovation...
It’s only about word play
For a solution to be effective, it doesn’t have to be new. It may be buried in some past practice. Discovering that is not innovation The world of social movements is full of clichés. Every self-proclaimed thinker (or otherwise), takes it upon himself/herself to coin a few phrases and add...
From tribalism to tribalisation
As a concept, ‘tribalisation’ is not congruent with being a savage or needing urbanisation. We would do well to remember that tribals fare far better than urbanites It was probably for the first time that a definite action plan for tribal welfare figured in a presidential address to both the Houses...
